Methodology, Contributors, and Research Support

This guide synthesizes an extensive knowledge base on violence and violence prevention. It includes research from a variety of disciplines, as well as the experience and effective practices of teachers, school psychologists, counselors, social workers, family members, youth workers, and youth. 

Much of the research found in this guide was funded by federal offices whose senior staff were involved in supporting and reviewing this document. They include:

• Office of Special Education Programs, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education.
  
  
• Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education.
  
  
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and National Institute for Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
  
  
• National Institute of Mental Health and Center for Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  
  

The guide was produced by the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice of the American Institutes for Research in collaboration with the National Association of School Psychologists. The project was led by:

• Kevin P. Dwyer, Principal Investigator, National Association of School Psychologists
  
  
• David Osher, Project Director, American Institutes for Research
  
  

The guide was developed in collaboration with Cynthia Warger of Warger, Eavy and Associates.

Each assertion in the guide is backed by empirical data and/or expert consensus. Research references can be found on the project's Web site at http://www.air-dc.org/cecp/guide.

The guide was conceptualized by an interdisciplinary expert panel. The writing team, led by Kevin P. Dwyer, included members of the expert panel-George Bear, Norris Haynes, Paul Kingery, Howard Knoff, Peter Sheras, Russell Skiba, Leslie Skinner, and Betty Stockton-in addition to David Osher and Cynthia Warger. The writing team drew upon the other expert panelists for guidance and for resources.

The first draft was reviewed for accuracy by the entire expert panel as well as staff from the federal agencies. The federal reviewers are listed on the project's Web site at http://www.air-dc.org/cecp/guide.

The second draft was reviewed by family members, teachers, principals, and youth, in addition to leaders of major national associations. The expert panel reviewed the document again at this stage. These reviewers are also listed on the project's Web site at http://www.air-dc.org/cecp/guide.

Also On The Web

• An annotated version of the guide with references to support each assertion  as well as references to practical materials that can be employed to implement the recommendations it contains.
  
  
• Additional resources that can be employed to implement the recommendations contained in the guide.
  
  
• Links to other Web sites that provide useful and usable information.
  
  
• English and Spanish versions of the guide that can be downloaded for dissemination.
  
  

Expert Panel Members

The expert panel included national experts from a variety of disciplines, as well as principals, teachers, pupil personnel staff, families, and youth:

J. Randy Alton, Teacher
Montgomery County, MD

George Batsche, Professor
University of South Florida

George Bear, Professor
University of Delaware

Renee Brimfield, Principal
Montgomery County, MD

Michael Bullis, Professor
University of Oregon

Andrea Canter,
Lead School Psychologist
Minneapolis, MN

Gregory Carter, Teacher
Richmond, VA

Deborah Crockett, School Psychologist
Atlanta, GA

Scott Decker, Professor
University of Missouri-St. Louis

Maurice Elias, Professor
Rutgers University, NJ

Michael J. Furlong,
Associate Professor
University of CA-Santa Barbara

Susan Gorin, Executive Director
National Association of School Psychologists
Bethesda, MD

Denise Gottfredson, Director
National Center for Justice
University of Maryland

Beatrix Hamburg, Professor
Cornell Medical Center, NY

Norris Haynes, Director, Center for School Action Research and Improvement, Southern Connecticut State University, and
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Yale University Child Study Center

DJ Ida, Director
Asian Pacific Development Center
Denver, CO

Yvonne Johnson, Parent
Washington, D.C.

Gil Kerlikowske, Former Police Commissioner
Buffalo, NY

Paul Kingery, Director
Hamilton Fish National Institute on School and Community Violence
Arlington, VA

Howard Knoff, Professor
University of South Florida

Judith Lee Ladd, President
American School Counselors Association
Arlington, VA

Brenda Muhammad, Founder
Mothers of Murdered Sons & Daughters
Atlanta, GA

Ron Nelson, Associate Professor
Arizona State University

Dennis Nowicki, Police Chief
Charlotte, NC

Scott Poland
Director, Psychological Services
Cyprus-Fairbanks ISD
Houston, TX

Gale Porter, Director
East Baltimore (MD) Mental Health Partnership

Elsa Quiroga, Student
University of California-Berkeley

Michael Rosenberg, Professor
John Hopkins University

Mary Schwab-Stone, Associate Professor
Yale University Child Study Center

Peter Sheras, Associate Director
Virginia Youth Violence Project
University of Virginia

Russell Skiba, Professor
University of Indiana

Leslie Skinner, Assistant Professor
Temple University

Jeff Sprague, Co-Director
Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior, University of Oregon

Betty Stockton, School Psychologist
Jonesboro, AR

Richard Verdugo, Senior Policy Analyst
National Education Association
Washington, DC

Hill Walker, Co-Director
Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior, University of Oregon

The following represented federal agencies on the panel:

Renee Bradley
U.S. Department of Education

Betty Chemers
U.S. Department of Justice

Lou Danielson
U.S. Department of Education

Kellie Dressler
U.S. Department of Justice

David Frank
U.S. Department of Education

Cathy Girouard
U.S. Department of Education

Tom V. Hanley
U.S. Department of Education

Tom Hehir
U.S. Department of Education

Kelly Henderson
U.S. Department of Education

Judith Heumann
U.S. Department of Education

Peter Jensen
National Institute of Mental Health

Tim Johnson
U.S. Department of Justice

William Modzeleski
U.S. Department of Education

Juan Ramos
National Institute of Mental Health

Donna Ray
U.S. Department of Justice

Diane Sondheimer
Center for Mental Health Services

Sara Strizzi
U.S. Department of Education

Kevin Sullivan
U.S. Department of Education

Gerald Tirozzi
U.S. Department of Education

Joanne Wiggins
U.S. Department of Education

Clarissa Wittenberg
National Institute of Mental Health